Liberty Grove Schools

Minutes

LGS Board Meeting

January Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Location

Liberty Grove Schools

1002 West 25th Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

 

2nd Floor Board Room

 

Directors Present

A. Crowe, B. Grimes, D. Val (remote), J. Mosley (remote), K. Hampton (remote), N. Candis (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Clanton, L. Carroll, S. Covington

Guests Present

B. Moore, B. Petty, K. Jones, M. Harbour

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Crowe called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberty Grove Schools to order on Wednesday Jan 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM.

C.

Read the Mission Statement

D.

Any concerns from the community and Board

No Concerns

E.

Approve Minutes

N. Candis made a motion to approve the minutes from LGS November Board Meeting on 11-20-24.
D. Val seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Governance Committee Report

Reviewed goals for the year

 

Item B  - School Enrollment

  • Average Daily Membership in the 80s

 

Meeting with vendors for marketing, enrollment and branding

 

Additional Staff Hired 

  • Bi-Lingual Front Office Assistant
  • Interventionist for Grades 4-6

 

Adjustments to Calendar

  • Looking at a 1/2 day or virtual day
  • February 18th and March 21st

 

House Bill 1136

  • Desolving some of the school districts where enrollment is below 50%
  • Funding may be effected

Report Approved

 

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
B. Grimes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Finance Committee Report

On the PNL Statement

  •  2.9 deficit
  • Facility Grant Revenue
  • Other Revenue (Classification Change )

 

Expenditures

  • Supplies and Materials(Classification Change)

 

Good Financial Outlook

  • Good Cash reserves
  • Moving excess dollars into a sweep account

 

Debt

  • Credit card balance

National Bank of Indianapolis

  • Making sure they are attentive to our needs and being proactive regarding interests rates and how best to use the money

 Report approved

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
B. Grimes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Academics Committee Report

Interventions and Student Support

  • IReady Lions Academy - Test Is March 3rd

 

 

Indiana Summer Learning Labs

  • Program put on by the Mindtrust
  • Students can get more academic support
  • Staff opportunity

 

Teacher and Staff Recruitment

  • 4th Grade Math and ELA Position

 

Teacher Evaluations

  • Most of staff will be asked back for the following year

 

Principal Retention

 

Report approved

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
B. Grimes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Executive Director Report

A.

January 2025 - Current School Updates

  • Tutoring has started and going well
  • Summer Learning Site Application is still pending June 16-July 18

 

B.

Network Updates January 2025

C.

Organizational and Operational Updates

  • Enrollment and Marketing Plan
  • Building Projects are pretty much done

IV. School Events and Activities

A.

Student Activities Calendar

  • Reading With the Kappas
  • MLK - No school
  • MLK - Program (February 28th)
  • Girls Basketball
  • Futsol

Board Recruitment Event

3 Positions available

 

 

 

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Crowe